Summer Magic (1963)
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up
Director:
James Neilson
Writer:
Sally Benson
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Hayley Mills as Nancy Carey |
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Burl Ives as Osh Popham |
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Dorothy McGuire as Mrs. Margaret Carey |
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Deborah Walley as Julia Carey |
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Una Merkel as Mariah Popham |
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Eddie Hodges as Gilly Carey |
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Michael J. Pollard as Digby Popham |
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Peter Brown as Tom Hamilton |
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James Stacy as Charles Bryant |
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James Mathers as Peter Carey (as Jimmy Mathers) |
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O.Z. Whitehead as Mr. Perkins |
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Wendy Turner as Lallie Joy Popham |
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Harry Holcombe as Rev. Henry Lord |
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Hilda Plowright as Mary |
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Norman Leavitt as Hank Champlin, the barber (uncredited) |
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Jan Stine as Tad Perkins (uncredited) |
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Eddie Quillan as Boston Mailman (uncredited) |
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Paul E. Burns as Drinker (uncredited) |
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Ina Kent as Opal (uncredited) |
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Marcy McGuire as Ellen (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Neilson | Director |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kate Douglas Wiggin | Book |
| Writing | Sally Benson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Robert B. Sherman | Songs |
| Sound | Richard M. Sherman | Songs |
| Sound | Buddy Baker | Original Music Composer |